Do you need a prop for a messenger in a play or a Halloween costume? Would you like an unusual place to put your next painting, journal, or manuscript? Try making your very own scroll.

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Steps

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Choose a material for your scroll. Paper is easy to use and readily available. Fabric, on the other hand, will be stronger and more durable.

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2

Buy a dowel and cut two lengths of it that will fit the width of your paper or extend just beyond it.

3

Cut a suitable length and width of the material. Finish the edges, if you wish, especially if you are using fabric.

4

Secure the paper or fabric to the dowel, according to how you will use it.

You may use tape, glue, tacks, or some other means of attaching it.

If you are very ambitious and have access to the tools to do so, you could even split the dowel in half or cut a slit in it to insert the end of the strip.

Another option is to wrap the material around the dowel and attach it (sew or glue) to itself.

5

Wind the paper around the dowels. You can wind from one end to the other, so that you can read as you wind with one hand and unwind with the other.

6

Write, draw, or paint in the scroll. It will help to plan ahead for what scene you want to create

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